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Phrasal Verbs Practice Sheet 1 I.



Fill with appropriate phrasal verbs in the following sentences 1. He got in the car, pulled ________ of the driveway, and drove away. out off up



2. I can't believe you pulled that ________! (= managed to achieve this) off out up



3. The other candidates have now pulled ________ of Johnson. = Johnson is now behind the other candidates. up off ahead



4. He drove the car to the gate. = He pulled ________ to the gate. out up ahead



5. It was a close race until Peter pulled ________ from the other runners and won by a whole minute. up off



away



6. I'm pulling ________ him. = I'm hoping he'll win/succeed/etc. for away in



7. He's pulling ________ $80,000 a year. = He's making $80,000 a year. in for up



8. The police officer pulled him ________ (= stopped him) because he was driving without his lights off. through up over



9. I'm sure she'll pull ________. = I'm sure she'll recover, be well again, etc. over off through



10. He signed up for the event, but had to pull ________ (= cancel) because he didn't have time to go. out off back



11. She takes ……………………….. her grandmother. (after / off / in)



12. They assaulted the watchmen and took many precious paintings ………………………. (down / away / back)



13. These shoes don’t fit. I am going to take them ……………………….. to the store. (back / away / off)



14. Don’t take him ………………….. an idiot. (for / in / off)



15. The dress was loose for me so I took it to the tailor and got it taken …………………… (in / off / down)



16. Please take your shoes ……………………….. before entering the temple. (down / off / away)



17. How are you going to meet the deadlines if you take ………………………. too many projects? (on / in / over)



18. If you love Susie why don’t you take her ………………………. on a date? (out / up / off)



19. He took ………………… farming after retirement. (up / in / on)



20. We will take this issue ………………………. when we meet next week. (up / on / over) II.



Fill the following sentences with check-in, get on, get off, break down, take off and turn back. 1. John and David’s flight home from Amsterdam was at nine in the morning. The arrangement to meet with John’s friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late – that however, was just the



beginning of their problems. On the way from the hotel to airport, their car _______ in the middle of a busy intersection, causing traffic jam. The David realised that he had left hi mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to ____________when they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to __________ go through passport control and security check and _______________ the plane. The _______ very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they could not _________ the plane because there was a problem on the runaway. They felt a jet lag and finally, forty-five minutes after landing, they ___________. 2. Do you think it is possible to change fundamental parts of your personality? Do you any personality traits that you would love to get _________, but instead you just put ____________ ? Perhaps you are painfully shy, or you have problems getting ____________ people. Perhaps you are a control freak, taking __________ everything and everyone that you are involved with. Perhaps you never finished things, giving _______________ whenever you run __________ problems. Everybody has at least one personality characteristic that is holding them _________ either personally or professionally. Psychologists say it is possible to make personality changes, but it can be very difficult. The first thing they are quick to point _______ is that you must be very motivated to bring _________ successful changes. For anxiety problems, some doctors report recommend writing __________ their feelings in a journal, taking walks as needed and especially learning to forgive themselves. Whatever change you can make, permanent changes take time, so remember to have patience and to keep _______ trying. III.



Identify the meanings of the phrasal verbs in the following sentences For his whole life, Nick has never been able to get up early. When he was in elementary school, his mother would set the alarm clock for 6:00 AM, but it would not wake him up. When Nick was in high school, his alarm clock would go off, but he simply turned it off and went back to sleep. Every morning his father would shout, “Come on, Nick! You’re going to be late.” The shouting did not help, however. On a few days, Nick would show up two hours late! Nick knew that his school would not put up with this situation much longer. His parents were frustrated, but they could not give up. One day Nick’s mom came across a blog on the Internet where people were sharing their stories about oversleeping and different solutions they had come up with to solve their problems. After going over a few of these stories and realizing there could be an underlying health issue, Nick’s mother made up her mind that the best advice was to look for a sleep specialist on the Internet.



After checking out several websites, Nick’s mom found out about a specialist for her son’s condition. She called him up and left a message. The next day, the doctor called her back to talk about Nick’s situation. Now the family is counting on him to help solve Nick’s problem.